Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-244) and indexes
From Dalton to the discovery of the periodic system -- The invasion of the periodical table by physics -- Element 91 : Protactinium -- Element 72 : Hafnium -- Element 75 : Rhenium -- Element 43 : Technetium -- Element 87 : Francium -- Element 85 : Astatine -- Element 61 : Promethium -- From missing elements to synthetic elements